Cork-extractor.



A. L. RIDLEY.

CORK BXTRAGTOR.

APPLICATION .FILED APB. 14,-1913. y 1,082,555. Patented Dee. so, 1913.

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I COLUMBIA PLANGRAPH CO-,WASHINGTON DA C.

11N ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.AR-TEUR LEE RIDLEY, OF SEARSPORT, MAINE.

CORK-EXTRACTOR.

To all whom it may conce-ra Be it known that I, ARTHUR LEE` RIDLEY, acitizen of the United States, `residing. at Searsport, in the county of`Waldo and State of Maine, have inventedl certain new and usefulinprovements in Cork-Extractors. of which the following isafspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in cork extractors, and an objectthereof is the provi-sion of a device of this character by means ofwhich a cork may Vbe readily re moved from the neck of a bottle, withoutmutilating the cork. Y

Another object of this invention is the provision of a cork extractorcomprising a shank which is slidably mounted in a sleeve,

the sleeve being adapted to be secured to thev neck of a bottle, andthelower extremity of the shank being pointed for engagement between theperiphery of the cork and the inner wall of the neck of a bottle.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a corkextractor comprising` a sleeve adapted to be clamped to the neck of abottle, and. a shank or stem slid ably mounted in said sleeve, the lowerend of the shank being pointed for engagement between the periphery ofthe cork and the inner wall of the neck of a bottle, and the lower endof the shank being also provided with a pivot-ally mounted gravity lipwhich is adapted to engage the base of the cork whereby the same may bereadily extracted from the bottle.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in certainnovel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, to behereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of theextractor; F ig. 2 is an elevation partly in section of the device withthe clamping means removed; Fig. 8 is an elevation partly in sectionshowing the device applied to the neck of a bottle; Fig. 4 is anelevation of the lower end of the stem; and Fig. 5 is a vertical sectionof the lower end of the stem.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates ashank or stem which is provided at its outer end with a handle 2 andwhich is pointed as at 3, at its lower extremity. Slidably disposed on,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 14, 1913.,

Patented Dec. 30, 1913. serial No. 761,070.

the shank 1 is a sleeve 4 which is provided with one short wall 5, andsecured to the short wall is an upwardly extending leaf spring 6 whichis adapted to extend to the upper end of the sleeve. The lower end ofthe sleeve is provided with a laterally projecting ear 7 which is formedwith an opening 8, and disposed through the opening is a transverselyextending screw 9 to one end of which is secured a clamping head 10.Depending from the base of the sleeve is a pointed blade 11, which isadapted to be inserted between the periphery of the cork 12 and theinner wall of the bottle neck 13.

F ormed in the stem near its lower end is an opening 14 having a reducedextension 15, and extending across the reduced portion of the opening isa shaft 16 on which is mounted the reduced end 17 and a lip or catch 18.Secured upon the outer face of the stem above the opening therein, is aspring 19 which projects downwardly with in the opening to normallyforce the catch 18 inwardly o the bottle.

The operation of my device is, as follows: In the practical use thereof,the handle 2 is pulled upwardly until the point- 3 of the stem isinclosed within the sleeve, whereupon the blade 11 is forced between theperiphery of the cork and the inner wall of the neck of the bottle, sothat the-lower end of the sleeve rests upon the upper edge of the neckof the bottle. The clamping plate 10 is then engaged with the outerperiphery of the neck, whereupon a wing nut 2O is threaded upon thethreaded end of the screw 9 against the ear 7 to maintain the sleeve inengagement with the neck of the bottle. The handle 2 is then movedlaterally against the action of the spring 6, so that the point 3 of thestem engages the wall of the sleeve above the blade 11, whereupon thehandle is moved downwardly so that the point 3 will engage between theblade 11 and the inner wall of the neck of the bottle. The stem is thenallowed to move to a vertical position by reason of the pressure of thespring 6 thereupon, and is then forced downwardly into the bottlebetween the neck and the cork, until the catch 18 is below the cork, sothat the catch may move out of the opening 14 in the stem beneath thecork. The win-g nut 2O is then turned to loosen the clamping member 10,and by pulling upwardly upon the handle 2, the cork will be easilyremoved troni the neck of the bottle because of the engagement of thecatch 1S with the base of the cork.

lhile the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing is thepreferred embodiment of my invention, it Will be understood that minorchanges in construction may be resorted to Without departing from thespirit thereof, or sacriicing any of its advantages, as determined bythe scope of the appended claims. Y

Having thus fully described my invention what I desire to claim andsecure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the character described including a sleeve, a shankslidably mounted in said sleeve and having one extremity pointed, and adepending blade formed on said sleeve.

2. A cork extractor comprising a sleeve, a handled shank slidablymounted in said sleeve, a spring carried by the sleeve and adapted tobear against said shank, means for clamping said sleeve to the neck of abottle, and a depending blade formed on said sleeve, one extremity ofsaid shank being pointed.

8. A device of the character described comprising a sleeve, a handledshank slidably mounted in said sleeve, said sleeve being formed With onerelatively short Wall, an upwardly extending spring secured to saidshort Wall and adapted to bear against said shank, means for clampingsaid sleeve to the neck of a bottle, a blade depending from said sleeve,and one extremity of said shank bein0- pointed, as and for thepurposedescribed.

4. A device of the character described comprising a sleeve, a handledshank slidably mounted in said sleeve, said sleeve being formed with onerelatively short Wall, an upwardly extending spring secured to the shortwall and adapted to bear against said shank, means for clamping saidsleeve to the neck of a bottle, one eXtremity of said shank beingpointed.

,In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftivo Witnesses.

ARTHUR LEE RIDLEY.

itnesses WILLIAM S. linnn, L. G. PATTERSON.

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